There was once a time when I had a solid collection of Hot Wheels #Police Vehicles going — this was many years ago. I never really got rid of them, but haven’t collected the livery per se. Back in the day, Hot Wheels had some pretty cool police […]
If you’ve been keeping up here on OTD, you saw that there is a new #Batman Vehicles Series appearing at Walmart. Judging by the initial reaction by collectors, there isn’t much excitement over the series. Its understandable as there is only so much you can do to some […]
There were three releases of the #’81 DeLorean DMC-12 in 2018 — all coming within a couple month period in the second half of the year. #DeLorean fans rejoice as these were the first we’ve seen of the ’81 DMC-12 casting since its super #Treasure Hunt release in […]
Ooooooh, the #Cop Rods… if you’ve been collecting for the last 18 years or so, chances are you remember the original Cop Rods which were released in 1999 as a #K•B Toys Exclusive. This series, in which most of the vehicles had #Real Riders and all wore authentic […]
Quick story. The other night, my car battery was on life support so I ventured over to my local O’Reilly Auto Parts store for a new one. They have a small, diecast section containing mostly Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Though the markup is a little higher than your […]
The beauty of rediscovering your collection is coming across a beauty such as this! An afterthought as part of the Cyborg City 5-Pack in 2001, this hot, little Porsche would be a great seller in today’s Hot Wheels lineup for a variety of reasons. Hot Wheels, in recent years, […]
Before the modern-day Hot Wheels segment series came about in 1995, subsets such as the Gleam Team were groupings of special mainline vehicles. The Gleam Team of 1992, featured 5 cars with colored-chrome, textured bodies (made of plastic). This 3D patterns molded into the bodies were pretty unique […]
Is it a Treasure Hunt? Is it NOT a Treasure Hunt? That’s what collectors have wondered since stumbling upon the Fiat 500 in the HW City / HW Rescue Series in late 2015. In 2015, collectors were greeted with two tiers of Treasure Hunt (TH) cars by Hot […]
Anyone remember K•B Toys? Remember when they used to be in your local mall? The stores were always a tease as they carried a limited number of mainline Hot Wheels at the $1.29 price point which led to the stock rarely rolling over. Ultimately, this small-scale failure [pun not intended] […]